Learning through Play: Multiple Intelligences Activities |
Intelligence |
Suggestion for Parents |
Ideas for Teachers |
| Linguistic |
• Read with your child • Listen and respond carefully to your child's questions, concerns and experiences • Encourage your child to tell you about the story he/she reads or listens to • Provide books or picture books to your child for reading and paper for writing |
Storytelling, creative writing, alphabetising, poetry, jokes, nursery rhymes, class discussions |
Logical/
Mathematical |
• Ask your child to help you set the table, sort clothes or organise the desk drawer • Involve your child in making family budget • Let your child experiment • Invite your child to help you in kitchen • Show your child how to use calculator |
Measuring, sequencing, estimating, classifying, sorting, counting, concentration, cooking, hide and seek, puzzles, some computer games and web sites |
Visual/
Spatial |
• Let your child design a play corner in his/her room • Involve your child in arranging items on a table or shelf • Allow your child to create various arts and crafts • Provide a variety of art materials such as paints, crayons and magic markers • Let your child use a camera to take pictures at home |
Drawing, bowling, painting, sculpting, finger plays, arranging furniture in a doll house, puzzles, easel painting, block play, cartoons, collages |
| Musical |
• Encourage your child to sing along or clap to the rhythm of music • Have sing-alongs (informal group singing of popular songs) • Allow your child to select a recording at the music shop • Provide opportunities to attend musical events |
Nursery rhymes, playing simple musical instruments, musical chairs, finger plays, listening to music, dancing, singing, making simple rhythm instruments, drawing to music, music in nature |
Bodily/
Kinesthetic |
• Involve your child in dancing, acting or sport activities • Walk, jog, play a sport as a family • Involve child in household chores such as sweeping, setting the table and emptying dustbins |
Action stories, sports, ball games, climbing trees, finger plays, science experiments, physical exercise, simulations |
| Interpersonal |
• Involve your child in group activities • Play family games • Encourage your child for discussions and problem solving |
Group games, role playing, cooperative activities, establishing group rules, group story writing, class discussions
card games, creating cartoons, thematic play, peer teaching |
| Intrapersonal |
• Let your child work or play alone • Encourage your child to make something for the whole family • Provide her/him a time for reflection. |
Body tracing, role playing, ‘‘missing person’’, likes / dislikes, different occupations, body part games, yoga, family tree |
| Naturalist |
• Take your child for a ‘nature walk’ • Arrange family trips to sea sites, lakes, mountains • Take your child to zoo, safari and national park |
Climbing trees, sand and water, hiking, planting seeds, taking care of pets, gardening |
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